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NEW DELHI: More than 1.45 lakh passengers will board 200 special express and mail trains from Monday when the railways restarts its operations. The state-run transporter said it was monitoring booking of tickets and would soon take a decision on resuming operations of Duronto, Shatabdi and Garib Rath trains.
Sources said Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh have expressed reservations about running trains or number of stoppages of these trains. In a late night response, railway ministry said, “All trains are running as planned.”
The railway ministry on Sunday said around 26 lakh passengers have booked advance tickets on these special trains till June 30. These trains are in addition to the Shramik Specials and Rajdhanis which are being currently operated. The demand for Shramik Specials has been steadily declining.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, railway board chairman V